Island WalkFL
2,722 people call this town in Florida home.
Is Island Walk a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for cost of living — the typical home is worth about $668K, 7.4 years of the Naples metro’s $90K median household income. Island Walk grades B− overall and ranks 190th of 634 in Florida. It comes out better than 46% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too (D−) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Schools are its strong suit: its public schools beat 83% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $81K. The town’s median age is 69.2 years, against 42.4 years in Florida’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Island Walk stand out
Where Island Walk beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Island Walk | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 13.9% |
99% of working residents leave Island Walk for work
Where Island Walk’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Island Walk grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Island Walk is from typical.
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Moving to Island Walk: who provides what
Island Walk is unincorporated, so Collier County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Island Walk.
Island Walk has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Naples and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Island Walk has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
FEMA puts 56% of Island Walk’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 40% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most people working in Island Walk commute elsewhere
Island Walk has 79 jobs for its 930 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Island Walk’s typical journey to work comes in at 28 minutes. The top destinations are Naples (12%), Bonita Springs (3%) and Estero (2%). The median commute is under 9 miles.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, fewer of Island Walk’s adults sleep under 7 hours
For adults in Island Walk, the share who smoke cigarettes is 8.2%. Of 31 CDC measures, Island Walk beats the Florida average on 18 and trails it on 6.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Island Walk | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Island Walk has mild winters and hot summers
The Naples weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 53.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
Snowfall is close to zero. For Island Walk, the January low is 54°F.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Island Walk sells for about $577K
At 7.4 years of the Naples metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 85% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Homes sold in Island Walk spent a median 60 days on the market. In Island Walk, nearly nine in ten households live in a home they own. For Island Walk, the median rent is $1,833 a month.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,833 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everglades National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Island Walk. Close and well known come first.
29 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
23 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena15 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
14 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
29 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter EstatesPhoto credits
Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Island Walk
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Island Walk
About 7 of every 100 Island Walk residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Island Walk
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Island Walk is an unincorporated area and a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,812 people, 1,511 households and 1,085 families residing in the CDP. The population was 3,035 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 239
Questions about Island Walk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Island Walk, FL a good place to live?
Island Walk grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #190 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Island Walk, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $668,000, 78% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.